Early can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and an adverb.
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| early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | ||
| early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" | ||
| early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" | ||
| early - very young; "at an early age" | ||
| early - belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" | ||
| early - expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations" | ||
Adverb |
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| early - before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" | ||
| early - in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" | ||
| early - during an early stage; "early on in her career" | ||
Noun |
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| early - A shift scheduled work period that takes place early in the day. |
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| 1. | adj. | Early morning. | |
| 2. | adj. | An early warning. | |
| 3. | adj. | Early diagnosis. | |
| 4. | adj. | An early death. | |
| 5. | adj. | Took early retirement. | |
| 6. | adj. | An early spring. | |
| 7. | adj. | Early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties. | |
| 8. | adj. | In an early stage. | |
| 9. | adj. | Early forms of life. | |
| 10. | adj. | Early man. | |
| 11. | adj. | An early computer. | |
| 12. | adj. | The Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C. | |
| 13. | adj. | Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700. | |
| 14. | adj. | At an early age. | |
| 15. | adj. | The early inhabitants of Europe. | |
| 16. | adv. | She graduated early. | |
| 17. | adv. | Early on in her career. | |
| 18. | adv. | Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so. | |
| 19. | adv. | Mr. MURPH ARCHIBALD (Nephew of Red Blount): Well, I was coming in early in the morning and leaving in mid-evenings. | |
| 20. | adv. | Sounds like we may actually get these documents executed early next week. | |
| 21. | adv. | Seeing another "Columbia" incident can be quite frightening (I woke up to it early in the morning when I was in Texas). | |
| 22. | adv. | China launched Shenzhou VI, its second manned spacecraft, early today in northwest China's Gansu Province. | |
| 23. | adv. | A pair of military pilots embarked on China's second manned space flight early today, hurtling into orbit on a test mission that could span five days. | |
| 24. | adv. | However, New Orleans also had many affluent people, people who left town early as they had the means. | |
| 25. | adv. | I aspire to your feeding regime, flakes early and something live later in the day. | |
| 26. | adv. | We liked getting the late dinner seating, so you have more time to see movies and stuff but if your kids are 'early to bed' you may want the earlier seating for dinners. | |
| 27. | adv. | I can say all of our EPM horses were treated early when they were showing mild signs like Shee gave and all returned to racing. | |
| 28. | adv. | We arrived early and the staff was very accomodating to our families and the situation we were in. | |
| 29. | adv. | I wish I had you as my dentist early on in my life - maybe my teeth would have been a lot better then they are now, However I am glad you are my dentist now. | |
| 30. | adv. | We even arrived 10 minutes early as the website suggests. |
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| adj. | |
| Early morning. |
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| An early warning. |
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| Early diagnosis. |
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| An early death. |
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| Took early retirement. |
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| An early spring. |
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| Early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties. |
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| In an early stage. |
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| Early forms of life. |
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| Early man. |
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| An early computer. |
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| The Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C. |
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| Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700. |
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| At an early age. |
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| The early inhabitants of Europe. |
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| She graduated early. |
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| Early on in her career. |
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| Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so. |
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| Mr. MURPH ARCHIBALD (Nephew of Red Blount): Well, I was coming in early in the morning and leaving in mid-evenings. |
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| Sounds like we may actually get these documents executed early next week. |
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| Seeing another "Columbia" incident can be quite frightening (I woke up to it early in the morning when I was in Texas). |
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| China launched Shenzhou VI, its second manned spacecraft, early today in northwest China's Gansu Province. |
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| A pair of military pilots embarked on China's second manned space flight early today, hurtling into orbit on a test mission that could span five days. |
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| However, New Orleans also had many affluent people, people who left town early as they had the means. |
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| I aspire to your feeding regime, flakes early and something live later in the day. |
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| We liked getting the late dinner seating, so you have more time to see movies and stuff but if your kids are 'early to bed' you may want the earlier seating for dinners. |
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| I can say all of our EPM horses were treated early when they were showing mild signs like Shee gave and all returned to racing. |
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| We arrived early and the staff was very accomodating to our families and the situation we were in. |
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| I wish I had you as my dentist early on in my life - maybe my teeth would have been a lot better then they are now, However I am glad you are my dentist now. |
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| We even arrived 10 minutes early as the website suggests. |
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